Consultancy spend exceptions – July 2015

During July 2015, the following exceptions to the consultancy freeze above £20,000 have been considered by the Chief Executive in his capacity as Accounting Officer; and the requests for consultancy below £20,000 have been considered by the Director of Corporate Operations.

| Approval date | Ref: No. & Directorate | Summary of application | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------| | 15/07/2015 | 62C RME | Undertaking Impact Assessments of CMA’s options around increasing on-rail competition in the rail market, £75,000 | Approved | | 17/07/2015 | 23C(3) RME | Infrastructure management: rail case studies, extension in time only | Approved | | 27/07/2015 | 63C RME | Post hearing revenue forecasts and cost benefit analysis for track access on the East Coast Main Line | Approved | | 27/07/2015 | 65C Roads | Benchmarking Highways England, £50,000 | Approved |